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Desk
Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760, BK-16676
This desk has numerous secret compartments and drawers and even includes a fold-out prie-dieu. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, archbishop and elector of Trier, and is decorated at the top with his portrait and heraldic arms. The desk is the most expensive showpiece ever made by…
On display in room 1.9
Toilet Mirror
Joseph-Germain Dutalis, 1828 - 1829, BK-1994-34
This mirror was the centrepiece of a large set of toiletry articles that the Dutch king Willem I had made as a wedding gift for his daughter Princess Marianne, who married Prince Albert of Prussia in 1830. The king commissioned Dutalis, the leading jeweller in Brussels, to make this superb ensemble…
On display in room 1.13
Javanese Court Officials
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-39
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-38
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
Specerijenservies, bestaande uit…
Anthonie Grill (attributed to), 1642, BK-1997-1
Portrait of Shah Jahan
anonymous, c. 1630 - c. 1650, sculpture, AK-NM-12249
Reichsadlerhumpen
anonymous, 1586, BK-KOG-102
Salt-cellar
anonymous, 1618, salt (condiment vessel), BK-1988-15-A
On display in room 2.12
Bokaal van de schutterij van de…
anonymous, c. 1624, cup, BK-NM-585
On display in room 0.7